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The Wild Ones Cycling Podcast

The Wild Ones Cycling Podcast

We chat about bike stuff

Cade Media

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Show overview

The Wild Ones Cycling Podcast has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 185 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 160 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 37 min and 1h 3m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Sports show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 23 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 68 episodes published. Published by Cade Media.

Episodes
185
Running
2023–2026 · 3y
Median length
58 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Welcome to The Wild Ones podcast, the show where we chat about all things cycling. Hosted by YouTubers and long-time friends Francis, Jimmi and producer Emily, each week we discuss the latest news from the cycling world, share our views on some controversial topics, revealing behind the scenes secrets from our YouTube channel – Cade Media – and throw it over to you, the listeners, to tell us what you really want to talk about when it comes to bikes. We hope you enjoy! Get involved and send us your stuff to [email protected]

Latest Episodes

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Ep 136: Ranking Popular Cycling Challenges Worst To Best + Canyon's Wild New Bikes

Jun 25, 20261h 8m

Ep 135: 9 Costly Bike Mistakes Most Cyclists Make + Ultra Race Cheating ft. Bike Mechanic Nic

Jun 11, 20261h 5m

Ep 134: Most Ridiculous DQ In Cycling? + Unbound Was Disgusting

Jun 4, 202659 min

Ep 133: The UCI Lost to SRAM + Why I Wiped My Strava Stats

May 28, 20261h 4m

Ep 132: Pro Cyclist Beaten Unconscious + Giro Riders Told To Stop This

May 21, 202657 min

Ep 131: The Canyon Frame Error Nobody Noticed + E-racing Dopers Beware…

May 14, 20261h 0m

Ep 130: Shimano Conspiracy Theories + The Worst Groupset We Ever Reviewed

May 7, 202659 min

Ep 129: MAAP Fires Shots at Assos + An Epic Bike Event Fail ft. Mechanic Nic

Apr 23, 20261h 9m

Ep 128: The UCI is COMING for YouTubers + Are Quiet Roads More Dangerous?

Apr 16, 20261h 2m

Ep 127: The Best Value Bike Brand No One’s Talking About? + Bikes We’d Actually Buy in 2026

Thanks to Garmin for supporting the podcast! You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos 00:00 Indoor training with Tacx + Ride Out is back, baby! 01:21 X-Labs gravel bike + new GRX 10:24 pwning the n00bs 12:18 What happened at Flanders 16:04 New off-road Everesting world record20:15 The bikes we’d buy with £1k, £3k and £5k budget22:01 sub £1000: Van Rysel AFs23:07 sub £1000: Canyon24:10 sub £1000: Primos30:38 sub £3000: Battaglin31:16 sub £3000: Trek33:11 sub £3000: Cube35:25 sub £3000: Pinarello (kinda)36:52 sub £5000: custom carbon Massacan44:08 sub £5000: custom steel Howler44:57 sub £5000: Canyon45:59 sub £5000: Cube46:53 What would Benny do?56:42 The female cyclist phenomenon… New CADE merch alert: https://wearethewildones.com/en-gbp/collections/all You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] Thanks and see you next time. Or you can send us a voice note on Whatsapp: +44 7860 860 213 Our address: CADE, PO Box 790, Durham, DH1 9TH, UK (Unfortunately we can't guarantee anything you send will be featured, and are unable to return anything you send us) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 9, 20261h 3m

Ep 126: Seriously, What’s Canyon Doing? + Unhinged Bike Theft Attempt

EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/wildones Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee Thanks to Garmin for supporting the podcast! Sign up to RideOut here: https://action.org.uk/events/cycling/garmin-ride-out 01:22 asking for a friend… 03:51 Francis cycled 400miles for lunch 08:38 the gravel industry’s at it again… 17:17 15 years prison sought for ‘attempted homicide’ of Alejandro Valverde 18:40 Jimmi & Emily’s road rage incident 22:18 people are angry at Rohan Dennis 25:31 Milan San Remo chaos 31:57 streaming via VPN 32:49 Emily’s dad got scammed 34:02 NordVPN discount 34:23 tech malfunctions (FUOTW) 36:36 Unpopular Opinion: high-spec bikes don’t always make you happy 41:47 Unpopular Opinion: age grouping races is wrong 44:11 Send us your unpopular opinions and questions! 44:33 Francis v musicians - round 3 final boss battle 51:27 more lovely postcards 52:01 cafe orders New CADE merch alert: https://wearethewildones.com/en-gbp/collections/all You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] Thanks and see you next time. Or you can send us a voice note on Whatsapp: +44 7860 860 213 Our address: CADE, PO Box 790, Durham, DH1 9TH, UK (Unfortunately we can't guarantee anything you send will be featured, and are unable to return anything you send us) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 2, 20261h 4m

Ep 125: ‘Homicide Attempt’ on Ex Pro + Gravel Bike Tech Can Get In The Sea

EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/wildones Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee Thanks to Garmin for supporting the podcast! Sign up to RideOut here: https://action.org.uk/events/cycling/garmin-ride-out 01:22 asking for a friend… 03:51 Francis cycled 400miles for lunch 08:38 the gravel industry’s at it again… 17:17 15 years prison sought for ‘attempted homicide’ of Alejandro Valverde 18:40 Jimmi & Emily’s road rage incident 22:18 people are angry at Rohan Dennis 25:31 Milan San Remo chaos 31:57 streaming via VPN 32:49 Emily’s dad got scammed 34:02 NordVPN discount 34:23 tech malfunctions (FUOTW) 36:36 Unpopular Opinion: high-spec bikes don’t always make you happy 41:47 Unpopular Opinion: age grouping races is wrong 44:11 Send us your unpopular opinions and questions! 44:33 Francis v musicians - round 3 final boss battle 51:27 more lovely postcards 52:01 cafe orders New CADE merch alert: https://wearethewildones.com/en-gbp/collections/all You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] Thanks and see you next time. Or you can send us a voice note on Whatsapp: +44 7860 860 213 Our address: CADE, PO Box 790, Durham, DH1 9TH, UK (Unfortunately we can't guarantee anything you send will be featured, and are unable to return anything you send us) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 26, 20261h 0m

Ep 124: Shimano Are Being Fined + Another New Factor?!

EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/wildones Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee Thanks to Garmin for supporting the podcast! Sign up to RideOut here: https://action.org.uk/events/cycling/garmin-ride-out 00:00 Training effectively + Garmin RideOut is back 01:10 Jimmi made a jingle 02:55 Francis was framed! 05:46 the future of bike design? 12:17 Matteo Jorgenson race argy bargy 14:43 Entire team banned for doping 17:10 Shimano’s $11.5million fine over faulty cranks 19:33 Emily’s dad got scammed + NordVPN discount 22:01 $23,000 Bugatti Factor One 25:23 E.T. bike! 29:52 Unpopular Opinion: bikes should be more expensive 39:25 txt us pls. 39:44 bassoon 45:39 New bike fluff up (FUOTW) 50:13 noooo Frog bikes New CADE merch alert: https://wearethewildones.com/en-gbp/collections/all You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] Thanks and see you next time. Or you can send us a voice note on Whatsapp: +44 7860 860 213 Our address: CADE, PO Box 790, Durham, DH1 9TH, UK (Unfortunately we can't guarantee anything you send will be featured, and are unable to return anything you send us) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 19, 202658 min

Ep 123: Why, Giant?, The $7500 CAAD14 + Our Coolest Guest Yet! Ultra-Cycling Record Holder Sarah Ruggins

Thanks to Garmin for supporting the podcast! Sign up to RideOut here: https://action.org.uk/events/cycling/garmin-ride-out 00:00 Ads 00:54 The CAAD14 is here 07:55 FFS Giant! (FUOTW) 11:33 Crash solutions + Garmin Ride Out is coming! 13:29 Our most badass guest yet: meet Dr Sarah Ruggins 17:11 ‘I entered Transcontinental & didn’t even own a bike’ 22:26 Smashing the LEJOGLE World Record 28:16 ‘The rules are made up, do what you want’ 31:44 Why hinging your identity on achievements doesn’t work 37:01 Once you’ve felt pain, you’re no longer afraid of it 38:33 ‘Your goals should scare you a bit’ 40:53 The next goal: Fastest south to North Europe Outright World Record 45:22 Beating men’s records and being a role model 51:55 ‘I’ve never had screens in my house’ 54:44 How not to give up 57:31 Dealing with chafing on long distance rides 58:25 Success and self image New CADE merch alert: https://wearethewildones.com/en-gbp/collections/all You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] Thanks and see you next time. Or you can send us a voice note on Whatsapp: +44 7860 860 213 Our address: CADE, PO Box 790, Durham, DH1 9TH, UK (Unfortunately we can't guarantee anything you send will be featured, and are unable to return anything you send us) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 12, 20261h 7m

Ep 122: Weird Move, Shimano + Specialized and Trek Want Refunds

Thanks to Garmin for supporting the podcast! New CADE merch alert: https://wearethewildones.com/en-gbp/collections/all 00:00 Ad: Garmin data wins 00:47 moon landing 03:30 Send us your questions for Sarah Ruggins! 05:33 3D printed Hezo shoes update 06:43 New Tiagra 13:04 Specialized, Trek and Shimano are suing the US government 15:52 Giant sales tank 17:07 Ed Sheeran’s Giant Propel 18:00 Crash concerns 23:44 Best bikepacking hack we’ve seen in ages 28:32 Refreshing advice on overtaking cyclists 33:15 Jimmi broke the podcast (FUOTW) 37:27 Unpopular Opinion: All cyclists should do this 43:52 Unpopular Opinion: Shove your winter miles where the sun don’t shine 47:42 Winning, goal setting and letting go after retirement Great bikepacking hack! https://www.instagram.com/p/DUDxEUHjH6U/ Driving Instructor UK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nUKQ80t2QU You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] Thanks and see you next time. Or you can send us a voice note on Whatsapp: +44 7860 860 213 Our address: CADE, PO Box 790, Durham, DH1 9TH, UK (Unfortunately we can't guarantee anything you send will be featured, and are unable to return anything you send us) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 5, 20261h 5m

Ep 121: UAE Rider ‘Met Banned Doping Coach’ + Underrated Gear We Still Use in 2026

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Thanks to Garmin for supporting the podcast! CADE merch: https://wearethewildones.com/en-gbp/collections/all 00:00 ads 00:52 Emily’s on 1-by + secret new bikes 06:01 Self-tightening cycling shoes 09:42 3D printed cycling shoes 15:09 Bike fitting learnings 19:51 Jimmi met the UCI’s tech rules boss 31:40 UAE’s Marc Soler questioned over links to banned doping coach 34:06 Tragedy at Tour of Rwanda 34:34 Underrated bike stuff… You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] Thanks and see you next time. Or you can send us a voice note on Whatsapp: +44 7860 860 213 Our address: CADE, PO Box 790, Durham, DH1 9TH, UK (Unfortunately we can't guarantee anything you send will be featured, and are unable to return anything you send us) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 26, 20261h 1m

Ep 120: SRAM Backs Down + STOP With These Ridiculous Wheels

Thanks to Garmin for supporting the podcast! New CADE merch alert: https://wearethewildones.com/en-gbp/collections/all 00:00 Ad: Garmin data FTW 00:50 postcard 09:34 Pog’s pissed off 15:13 Pog’s power numbers are insane 18:10 SRAM backs down 21:42 32-inch wheels 32:19 New ‘affordable’ handmade-in-italy steel bike 37:06 Dream cycle lanes 42:00 some very sad news 43:01 chalk paint fluff up 44:53 Most likely to… overpack on bikepacking trip 47:05 Most likely to… show up late for group ride 48:07 Most likely to… not finish an event 49:44 Most likely to… eat something questionable mid-ride 50:35 Most likely to… say ‘this is why I ride gravel’ 50:53 Most likely to… say it’s fine when it’s not fine 51:02 Most likely to… start the Whatsapp group 51:41 Most likely to… forget to load the route 53:46 Unpopular Opinion: everything’s been done 57:15 ‘the guy bros had it right the whole time’ You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] Thanks and see you next time. Or you can send us a voice note on Whatsapp: +44 7860 860 213 Our address: CADE, PO Box 790, Durham, DH1 9TH, UK (Unfortunately we can't guarantee anything you send will be featured, and are unable to return anything you send us) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 19, 20261h 7m

Ep 119: A Shimano Conspiracy… + Finally, The Bike We’ve Waited For

Thanks to Garmin for supporting the podcast! New CADE merch alert: https://wearethewildones.com/en-gbp/collections/all 00:00 Garmin ad: indoor training with Taxc 00:52 Jimmi has an issue 05:04 a Shimano conspiracy theory 09:58 Is this device the future of group riding? 14:00 Finally, the bike we’ve been asking for! 18:47 Ex-pro attempted robbery 23:27 New Lance Armstrong biopic 27:05 I tried Brad Wiggins’ ai ‘coaching’ so you don’t have to 40:51 Vingegaard is NOT in a coma 44:02 Le Col sold and good news at Campag! 44:26 Benny’s first fluff up + new merch 45:53 Unpopular music opinions 51:38 Is 1-by an upgrade on a gravel bike? 55:03 Is road cycling the worst kind of cycling? You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] Thanks and see you next time. Or you can send us a voice note on Whatsapp: +44 7860 860 213 Our address: CADE, PO Box 790, Durham, DH1 9TH, UK (Unfortunately we can't guarantee anything you send will be featured, and are unable to return anything you send us) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 12, 20261h 4m

Ep 118: A Rare Pogačar Fail, Trek's in Trouble + World Champs Meth Scandal

Thanks to Garmin for supporting the podcast! 01:00 hello etc 03:01 Cheapest bike we’ve ever reviewed 07:59 Weirdest bike we’ve ever reviewed 11:14 Francis’ big news 15:16 World Champs meth scandal 26:13 A new way to catch dopers? 29:13 Really, Pogacar? 33:29 ‘Dire’ situation at Trek 41:10 Unpopular Opinion: Get disc brakes OFF lower tier bikes! 44:33 Unpopular Opinion: bike mechanics need to stop whining 49:18 To Giro, or not to Giro? 57:13 winter layering solutions 59:42 don’t be shy, we wanna hear from you! You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] Thanks and see you next time. Or you can send us a voice note on Whatsapp: +44 7860 860 213 Our address: CADE, PO Box 790, Durham, DH1 9TH, UK (Unfortunately we can't guarantee anything you send will be featured, and are unable to return anything you send us) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 5, 20261h 4m

Ep 117: Cinelli Gets Called Out + Fan Caused Vingegaard's Crash?

Thanks to Garmin for supporting the podcast! 00:00 Ad: Garmin 00:58 Ad: MedExpress + Code below 02:09 All killer, no filler? 06:30 Addressing a conspiracy 08:52 More industry closures 15:03 Cinelli aero claims debunked 22:25 Vinegaard fan crash drama 33:10 A new untitled quiz game 45:21 New bike fluff ups (FUOTW) 46:36 cameras for bike packing 52:15 Dumb phone updates 56:36 New bike revelations Visit MedExpress.co.uk to check your eligibility and get 30% off with code WILDONES (FYI it’s not an affiliate code, we don’t get paid because you’ve used it, but fill ya boots) Cycling News’ article: https://www.cyclingnews.com/bikes/cinelli-claims-its-new-aeroscoop-is-faster-than-a-tarmac-sl8-but-weve-checked-and-it-isnt-even-close/ You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at [email protected] Thanks and see you next time. Or you can send us a voice note on Whatsapp: +44 7860 860 213 Our address: CADE, PO Box 790, Durham, DH1 9TH, UK (Unfortunately we can't guarantee anything you send will be featured, and are unable to return anything you send us) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 29, 20261h 5m